About 30 students joined Mrs. Long on a field trip to visit the Maxo Vanka murals at St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale. These paintings took on new and increased meaning as at the time they were painted, Maxo Vanka had fled eastern Europe in the hopes of escaping growing fascism and violence. At…
Author: Gbemi Odebode
- the best cereal is Honey Bunches of Oats, sweet and filling
- the worst cereal is Rice Krispies, they taste like air and get soggy in like 0.003 milliseconds
- my favorite hobby is baking
- my favorite place I've traveled to is to Lagos and Abuja Nigeria
Polar Plunge Year 2: Freezing Temps Keep People Away
On Friday, February 25, Special Olympics sponsored a Polar Plunge fundraiser at Avonworth high school. The Polar Plunge’s goal was to raise money for Special Olympics Pennsylvania. This was a state-wide event, from Friday the 25th through Saturday the 26th, with Plunges taking place across PA. Notable demonstrations took place in front of Heinz Field,…
9th Grade Class Field Trip to Beattie Tech Returns After Pandemic Pause
AHS students and teachers welcomed back the 9th-grade A. W. Beattie field trip, making its first rerun since 2019. A. W. Beattie is a college and earlier career exploration program that serves the nine schools located in northern Allegheny County, including Avonworth. There, students receive hands-on career training and experience from one of the twenty…
FID Day Challenges from Winter Storm Landon
On Thursday, February 3, Avonworth high school went forward with an FID day due to winter story conditions. The winter storm, unofficially named winter storm Landon by the Weather Channel, has spread across the United States, bringing snow, sleet, and ice to a large chunk of the country. This potentially brings ice over the already…
Winter 2022 Pep Rally Photo Gallery
On Friday, January 21, Avonworth high school had its first indoor pep rally since 2019 in the high school gym to celebrate the winter sports season and increase school spirit.
End of 1st Semester 2021 Includes Students Back In Person
The first semester of the 2021-2022 school year is drawing to a close with the grading period ending on January 12. This means that students have a limited amount of time to either maintain or bring up their 2nd quarter grades, semester classes are putting out their final tests/projects, and some core classes are moving…
PASS Survey Administered, Students Interested In District’s Future Mental Health Focus
On December 7th, 2021, for 15 minutes, allocated during MOD C/D, all Avonworth High School students participated in something called the PASS survey. The PASS survey is an online resource that school districts purchase. The survey’s goal is to identify fragile learners and what they are held back by. This move seems to be right…
A Year In Review: AHS School Events
COVID-19 put the lives of every student in the entire world on halt, and over the course of just this year, so much has changed about the way we gather. With the return of mostly in-person schools beginning in January of the 2020-2021 school year, one must have wondered if this meant the return of…
Schools Need to Remember the Science in STEM
Schools seem to have lost, or completely abandoned, their mission of teaching students how to explore and succeed in their passions. Over the last 20 years, with the exponential increase in technology, public and private schools are increasingly prioritizing and pushing students into careers in STEM. However this eagerness to push students into…
Avonews Staff Competes In Annual PSPA Journalism Contest
From Tuesday, November 2nd, through Thursday, November 4th, members of the Avonews participated in the Pennsylvania School Press Association’s regional journalism competition. PSPA’s mission is to promote excellence and responsibility in scholastic journalism through developing the journalism skills of all the students involved. This year’s participants from The Avonews were senior Niomi Ellis along with…